Doctors get new help in treatments

1:00 AM,
Jul. 7, 2014

Dr. Glenn Mills

Written by

Melody Brumble

Doctors at LSU's Feist-Weiller Cancer Center are using genome sequencing to pinpoint the most effective treatments for some tumors.

A $250,000 machine the size of an old-school personal computer analyzes tumor genes in about eight hours to show which ones turn tumor growth on and off. Specific drugs already available or in development target specific genes, yielding a more effective treatment than in the past, said Dr. Glenn Mills, cancer center director.

Doctors at Feist-Weiller started offering genetic sequencing to patients with some types of cancer through a partnership with an ...